Trading Online Voucher Scheme – up to €2,500 grant available
CHECK IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A GRANTONLINE TRADING VOUCHERS
The Online Trading Voucher Scheme offers small businesses the opportunity to develop their website or digital marketing strategy by availing of vouchers of up to €2,500 or 50% of eligible expenditure (net of VAT).
Eligible Projects
Small businesses who have a limited online trading presence
Small businesses who employ less than 10 people
Small businesses with an annual turnover of less than €2 million
Small businesses must be registered and trading for at least 12 months
GRANT FUNDING FOR YOUR BUSINESS
What the Vouchers can be used for:
- IT consultation
- Development or upgrade of an e-commerce website
- Implementation of online payments or booking systems
- Purchase of internet-related software
- Purchase of online advertising (this purchase cannot make up more than 30% of approved Voucher costs and can only be drawn down in one payment phase
- Developing an web app
- Implementing a digital marketing strategy, i.e., Social Media Marketing
- Consultation with ICT experts for early stage adopters of online strategy
- Training/skills development specifically to establish and manage online trading activity
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE APPLYING FOR A GRANT
There must be an online factor to your project. Online Trading Vouchers are about encouraging small businesses and start-ups to embrace online technology to improve sales and business efficiency. There are some things that an Online Trading Voucher cannot be used for...
What Online Trading Vouchers cannot be used for:
Development of brochure websites
Purchase of non-internet related software
Anything other than online trading related activity
Purchase of non-internet related software
Anything other than online trading related activity